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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 1h

Barely making the news!

The mass shooting took place in downtown Leland, Mississippi after the local high school's homecoming football game.

According to the Gun Violence Archive there have been more than 330 mass shootings this year.

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NPR @npr.org · 1h

The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked by the shooting, which took place late Friday. n.pr/46LOd0X

4 dead and 12 injured in a shooting after Mississippi homecoming game

The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked by the shooting, which took place late Friday.

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 1h

Thank you @carbajal.house.gov and @raskin.house.gov for cosponsoring HR.1564!

We urge Members of Congress to #KeepKidsSafe by cosponsoring Ethan’s Law.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

#KeepKidsSafe #SafeStorageSavesLives #EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 3h

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

We must address the deadly intersection of domestic violence and gun violence to protect families and save lives. 💜

#EndGunViolence #DVAM #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

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Po Murray @pomurray.bsky.social · 1d

Find those unwanted or unneeded guns & remove them from your homes. The safest homes for your children are homes without guns! #KeepKidsSafe

Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 10d

It's the law to keep all guns locked up in Connecticut.

Bring your unwanted or unneeded guns to the 5th Annual #KeepKidsSafe Connecticut Gun Buyback & Gun Safe Giveaway Day - being held in 8 cities/towns on November 1st.

A limited supply of free gun safes will be distributed in 15 locations.

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GVPedia @gvpedia.bsky.social · 1d

This week in #FridayFinds : #gunviolenceresearch @thetrace.org @newtownaction.org #EndGunViolence and more...
open.substack.com/pub/armedwit...

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 16h

Newtown Action Alliance stands with the Annunciation families as they turn heartbreak into action.

We join them in demanding change, protecting children, and ending gun violence once and for all.

www.startribune.com/annunciation...

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 1d

Hundreds of clergy members sign letter demanding Minnesota pass law to ban assault weapons

More than 700 faith leaders signed a letter to the governor and legislature on Wednesday, urging them to pass an assault weapons ban in a special session.

www.kare11.com/article/news...

Hundreds of clergy members sign letter demanding Minnesota pass law to ban assault weapons

Over 700 faith leaders called for a ban on assault weapons at the State Capitol on Wednesday.

www.kare11.com

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 1d

@publixofficial.bsky.social: Ban Open Carry in Your Stores — Keep Families and Employees Safe

Tell Publix: Ban open carry in all stores and keep customers and employees safe.

🔗 bit.ly/PublixSafety

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 1d

Thank you Representative Sykes who cosponsored H.R.2368!

We urge Members of Congress to pass the Raise the Age Act to raise the age to purchase assault rifles to 21.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

#RaiseTheAgeAct #EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 1d

Thank you Representative Torres for cosponsoring HR.2837!

We urge Members of Congress to cosponsor the Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

#EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 1d

Publix has >900 stores in FL & 1,421 stores in AL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN & VA.

Use our easy form to email Mike Murphy, the CEO of Publix, to tell him that you will stop shopping at Publix until he bans open carry in his stores.

secure.everyaction.com/wNqhggWh4E-z...

#BanOpenCarry #PublixSafety

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 2d

Thank you to these representatives for cosponsoring HR.1564!

We urge Members of Congress to #KeepKidsSafe by cosponsoring Ethan’s Law.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

#KeepKidsSafe #SafeStorageSavesLives #EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 2d

This December, we will gather for the National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence.

Your donation supports the vigil and the fight for a safer future.

👉 newtownactionalliancefoundation.org/donate

#EndGunViolence #HonorWithAction

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 2d

Thank you to Senator Kim for cosponsoring S.1374!

Tell your representatives and senators to close the bump stock loophole NOW!

(202) 224-3121

#EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 3d

Thank you to @chuygarcia.house.gov and @repdarrensoto.bsky.social for cosponsoring HR.1564!

We urge Members of Congress to #KeepKidsSafe by cosponsoring Ethan’s Law.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

#KeepKidsSafe #SafeStorageSavesLives #EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 3d

Thank you to @chuygarcia.house.gov and @repdarrensoto.bsky.social for cosponsoring HR.1564!

We urge Members of Congress to #KeepKidsSafe by cosponsoring Ethan’s Law.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

#KeepKidsSafe #SafeStorageSavesLives #EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 3d

We can't pass gun control laws without saving our democracy!

Join the #NoKings national mobilization day on October 18th.

Register for the Newtown, CT event: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/nokings/c/no...

@rockthisdemocracy.bsky.social

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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 4d

@pomurray.bsky.social "Congress must step in immediately to restore oversight of firearm exports, reinstate safeguards for high-risk countries, & stop government officials from promoting firearms abroad as if they were consumer goods." @newtownaction.org www.newtownactionalliance.org/naa-press-me...

Newtown Action Alliance Condemns Trump’s Reckless Rollback of Gun Export Controls — Newtown Action Alliance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2025   Contact: John Kelley, 917-679-6475, [email protected] Newtown Action Alliance Condemns Trump’s Reckless Rollback of Gun Export Controls  ...

www.newtownactionalliance.org

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 4d

Over 1.3 million Americans have been shot since Sandy Hook.

We invite gun violence survivors impacted by all forms of gun violence from all corners of our nation to register for a 3-day trip to DC to attend the National Vigil For All Victims of Gun Violence.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 4d

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month!

In 2023, 9 out of 10 women murdered by men were killed by someone they knew & ~ 2/3 of these victims died by gunfire.

Read the report from the Violence Policy Center.

vpc.org/studies/wmmw...

#GunsDontMakeUsSafer #EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 4d

📞 Make your voice heard! Urge your Members of Congress to pass HR4103, The Break the Cycle of Violence Act.

#EndGunViolence

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 5d

📣 Sending federal troops to cities illegally while defunding community violence intervention programs is an authoritarian move and it doesn't keep us safe.

💪 Let's fight dictatorship together on October 18th!

🔎 Find a #NoKings event near you: www.mobilize.us/nokings/c/no...

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 5d

Her granddaughter stated “Wanda was a light to all that she knew, truly the most amazing human I’ve ever met, and if you got the pleasure of meeting her, you would agree.”

www.durangoherald.com/articles/dur...

GoFundMe: gofund.me/4b0b36a2b

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 5d

On October 2nd in Durango, Colorado, 66-year-old Wanda Murray was shot and killed by her ex-husband before he turned the gun on himself.

Her granddaughter said “my family has been dealing with my grandmother‘s abusive ex-husband for a couple of years now.”

GoFundMe: gofund.me/4b0b36a2b

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 6d

Breaking News! At least 14 people were injured & 2 were killed in a mass shooting in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.

The gunfire erupted around 11:30pm last night when multiple gunmen fired at each other in the middle of a large crowd in the city's tourism district.

#FreedomToLive #EndGunViolence

Shooting in Montgomery, Alabama, leaves 14 injured, 2 dead, police say

The gunfire erupted on Saturday, Oct. 4, in the city's bustling tourism district, according to the Montgomery Police Department.

www.usatoday.com

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